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INTRODUCTION - The internet has become worldwide medium for research, information exchange, entertainment, business and communication. Overutilization of internet has led to a negative quality of life in terms of health. Procrastination is a propensity which is seen in many individuals to the extent specialist's trust that it is one of the characteristic inclinations of the human. Many people find themselves on the internet as surfing while they should be working or studying on a specific task. These people put off their work or academic related responsibilities and spend excessive amount of time on the internet. This kind of behavior was regarded as modern type of procrastination mediated by the internet. MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY: For this study,180 participants were approached. The study was conducted using PQ scale and IAT- 20 in the physiotherapy students of different colleges and universities and 150 responses were collected. Spearman's correlation test was performed to find the correlation between Procrastination and Internet Addiction. RESULT - Result showed that there is positive correlation between PQ and IAT-20. CONCLUSION - There is moderate to high correlation between procrastination and internet addiction in physiotherapy students.